Strategy Lead

Location: Palo Alto, California, United States

Company

hirify.global is a growing public company with a modern, flexible work environment focused on long-term value, employee development, and client outcomes.

What you will do

• Partner with the Chief People Officer and People & Places leadership team to translate the People Strategy into multi-year roadmaps and operational plans.
• Prepare strategic communications and governance materials for the Board of Directors, Compensation Committee, executive leadership, and functional all-hands meetings.
• Program and project manage complex, cross-functional initiatives aligned with the People Strategy.
• Develop project charters, milestone tracking, risk mitigation plans, decision logs, and retrospectives.
• Facilitate alignment across Finance, Legal, Marketing, IT, Sales, and Product & Engineering.
• Conduct strategic research, competitive benchmarking, process design, and data synthesis to produce executive-ready recommendations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources, Communications, or a related field.
• At least 4 years of experience in strategic program management, management consulting, corporate strategy, or business operations.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365, including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Teams, with experience creating executive presentations and financial or operational data models.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, analytical thinking, organizational ability, and experience managing cross-functional priorities.
• High emotional intelligence, discretion, and executive presence when handling confidential and high-stakes matters.

Nice to have

• Advanced experience using Claude or other generative AI platforms for research, analysis, and strategic content creation.
• Experience in management consulting, HR or People Strategy, or direct support of a C-suite leader.
• Familiarity with project governance tools such as Asana, Jira, or Smartsheet.

Culture & Benefits

• Professional development support, including reimbursement for training and continuing education.
• Modern open offices, complimentary lunches, and fully stocked kitchens.
• Wellness programs, flexible time off, and family-formation benefits.
• Paid volunteer time off and donation matching.
• Collaborative, open, and growth-oriented work environment.

Hiring process

• The process generally includes three or more virtual or in-person meetings.